Luke 12:35 “Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.”

Luke 12:35

Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

World English Bible

“Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.

American Standard Version

Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;

Geneva Bible 1599

Let your loynes be gird about and your lights burning,

Darby Translation

Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;

Young's Literal Translation

'Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,

Bible in Basic English

Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.

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Cross references

“your loins”

1 Peter 1:13 Ephesians 6:14 Isaiah 5:27 Isaiah 11:5 Proverbs 31:17 1 Kings 18:46

1 Peter 1:13 · BSB

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 6:14 · BSB

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,

Isaiah 5:27 · BSB

None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.

Isaiah 11:5 · BSB

Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.

Proverbs 31:17 · BSB

She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.

1 Kings 18:46 · BSB

And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

“your lights”

Matthew 25:4–10 Matthew 5:16 Matthew 25:1 Philippians 2:15

Matthew 25:4–10 · BSB

But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps.

Matthew 5:16 · BSB

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 25:1 · BSB

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Philippians 2:15 · BSB

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

36Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

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